Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1887-12-16
WEDNESDAY, Dec. ii.

WEDNESDAY, Dec ii.
Council.
After the usual order
Mr.. Sharpstein introduced memo |
rial relating to Indian war claims,
which passed.
&. Il. -, to create Il board of Rail |
road Commissioners, WAS read a second
time and referred to Judiciary Com
mittec with instructions to print.
ii. J. X. ), accepting invitation OF
Trustees of Hospital for the Insane,
and appointing Il joint committee to
make arrangements for transportation,
came up, and Council concurred in
same, and Mr.. Steele was appointed on
behalf of the Council.
ii. b. No. D, amending the act re-
lating to artesian wells in Adams
county, was referred to the Judiciary
Committee.
c. b. %, by Mr.. Barker, to estab-
lish an Insane Asylum in Eastern
Washington. Designates Medical Lake
as location, provides for commission
to superintend erection, and an ap-
preparation of 100000 for its con-
struction. Referred to committee on
| Insane.
c. b. 80, by Mr. Convey, relating to
sale of property by executors and adj
ministrators. Amends Sec. 1904, by
requiring definite publication to be
made. Read twice and referred to
Judiciary.
c. b. 30, by the same gentleman,
amending Sections 1856 and 1,459 of
the Code, relating to inventory and
effects of deceased persons. Same ref
erence.
c. b. 4, to prevent unreasonable or
unjust changes for transportation
taken up. Fixes rate of passage at
four cents per mile.
Mr.. Convey moved an amendment
exempting roads under fifty miles in
length.
MIR. Sharpstein opposed the amend
ment on the ground that it would be
i'll conflict with the act requiring laws
to be general in their nature.
Mr.. Gabel took the same view and
thought that it would open the door to
fraud. That long road might be
nominally owned by number of COM
panies and escape the objects of the
law.
Mr.. Lewis thought that four cents
per mile was ample compensation and
favored the bill. He was as much in
favor of fostering local railroads as
any man, for his constituents owned
and controlled many such enter
prises.
Mr.. Convey thought that his amend
ment did not involve the objection
raised by the gentlemen. That if it
excepted any particular road it would
be special legislation. That this law
would crush out all the smaller rail-
road enterprises, and leave the two
great transportation corporations mas
tiers of the field. The public wanted
more railroads, not less. The very OBJ
ject of the bill, to curb the rapacity
af grasping corporations, would be
defeated in its operation.
Judge Sharpstein said that in a
choice between the rights of railroads
and the rights of the people, he was in
favor of the latter. Four cents per
mile was ample compensation.
After considerable other discussion
the amendment by consent of the
Council was withdrawn and the bill
passed by an unanimous vote.
Ga motion of Mr.. Lewis, Mr.. Hama
gan was elected Journal Clerk.
i. Council then adjourned.
After the preliminaries OF opening
!, Mr.. Warman gave notice that on
Tuesday. next he would introduce a
bill creating the Office of Fish Com
missioner and defining its duties. He
also moved that committee appointed
to visit the penitentiary should also
inspect fisheries Oh the Columbia
river and report.
Mr.. Reed moved the acceptance of
the invitation to Steilacoom, which
was carried.
A resolution, moved by Mr.. Humes,
authorizing the Judiciary Committee
to appoint clerk was passed.
The committee on Federal Relations
and Memorials reported on House
memorial No. l, asking appropriation
for the improvement of the NOoksack
river and recommended its passage.
After IL long rambling discussion, the
report was adopted.
The memorial was then passed to
its third reading, when some ques-
ton was again raised and after q
lengthy debate, in which the lawyers
played a prominent part, the memo
rial was re-cOmmitted to the COM
mittee for reconsideration.
Council Joint Resolution No. 5,
appointing special joint committee
composed of three members of the
House and three of the Council to
visit the Penitentiary at Walla Walla,
came up for consideration. A dispute
arose as to whether the standing COM
mittee or the special committee should
perform this duty, and after a long
discussion the resolution was COM
mitted to the committee on Rules and
Orders for their consideration.
Mr.. Fellows moved the amendment
of Rule 81, as follows: That the
words and p. NJ. be struck out, thus
doing away with the afternoon session.
This brought on. another round of
palaver, and on vote the motion was
lost on two-thirds count; for 13,
against 3. In this manner the whole
morning session was taken up, and
the House adjourned at IL Is p. NJ, no
business had really been done.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The House resumed business at 9 p.
NJ, and the following bills were intro
duced: